Ajah

A girl's name of Hebrew origin with 1,467 recorded U.S. births.

Girl's name#9547 in 2024Declining

Meaning & Origin

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Ajah is a girl's baby name of Hebrew origin, a variant of Aiah, from the Hebrew meaning 'hawk, falcon' or 'God is Yahweh.' In the Old Testament, Aiah appears as both a male name and a place name, and it carries the fierce, soaring quality of a raptor with the added spiritual weight of a theophoric divine reference. With over 1,460 births, Ajah has found a devoted following in African American communities.

EtymologyShow more

Ajah appeared in SSA records in 1978, placing it in the modern era of American naming — a period when parents increasingly began breaking from generational naming patterns, experimenting with spelling, and treating naming as a form of creative self-expression. Its Hebrew roots may have been the starting point, adapted or respelled to fit contemporary American tastes.

Ajah’s 1,467 recorded births provide enough of a footprint to establish it as a real, chosen name in American culture — not a typo or a one-off, but a deliberate selection by hundreds of families.

At a Glance

#9547

Current Rank

1,467

Total births

Since 1978

1999

Peak year

97 births

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Popularity Over Time

Ajah was #2326 twenty years ago and has since drifted to #9547, but its charm endures.

First appeared: 1978Peak: 1999 (97 births)Current: #9547

Popularity by Decade

Decade-by-decade popularity data for Ajah
Decade	Births	Avg Rank	Trend
2020s	76	#7534	▼
2010s	294	#4798	▼
2000s	608	#2774	▲
1990s	400	#3750	▲
1980s	77	#8074	▲
1970s	12	#8801	—

The Story of Ajah

A Gen Z name

Peaking in 1999, Ajah is a name that defines a generation. Girls named Ajah are most likely born between 1989 and 2009.

How rare is Ajah?

Only about 1 in every 360,000 babies born in 2024 was named Ajah — a truly uncommon choice.

The journey through the decades

First appeared in the records in 1978, grew steadily over the decades, peaked in the 2000s with 608 births that decade, and has since become a rare, vintage choice.

Ajah by the numbers

Would fill 31 school buses
Meeting one Ajah per day would take 4 years

Year-by-Year Data

View complete yearly data(46 years, 1978–2024)

Year-by-year popularity data for the name Ajah
Year	Births	Rank	Change
2024	10	#9547	-4 (-28.6%)
2023	14	#7645	+1 (7.7%)
2022	13	#8045	-2 (-13.3%)
2021	15	#7263	-9 (-37.5%)
2020	24	#5172	-3 (-11.1%)
2019	27	#4911	+8 (42.1%)
2018	19	#6259	-8 (-29.6%)
2017	27	#4923	+1 (3.8%)
2016	26	#5130	-7 (-21.2%)
2015	33	#4296	+3 (10.0%)
2014	30	#4661	0
2013	30	#4648	+3 (11.1%)
2012	27	#5116	-14 (-34.1%)
2011	41	#3728	+7 (20.6%)
2010	34	#4309	-15 (-30.6%)
2009	49	#3363	+1 (2.1%)
2008	48	#3419	0
2007	48	#3427	-14 (-22.6%)
2006	62	#2816	+5 (8.8%)
2005	57	#2865	-17 (-23.0%)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ajah a boy's or girl's name?

Ajah is primarily a girl's name.

When was Ajah most popular?

Ajah reached its peak popularity in 1999 with 97 births that year. It is currently ranked #9547 in the U.S.

How popular is the name Ajah?

Ajah is currently ranked #9547 in the U.S. (2024). It has been given to 1,467 babies since 1978.

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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 1978–2024